Horizon Zero Dawn, Zelda and Hellblade head up BAFTA Games Awards nominations

It has been a great twelve months for videogames.

And this has clearly been reflected in the nominations for the 2018 British Academy Games Awards, with both big AAA titles and indie innovators getting the recognition they deserve. Action-adventure Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, which straddles both of those categories, leads the pack with nine nominations, with Horizon Zero Dawn just behind that with eight. Indie adventure What Remains of Edith Finch has seven nods, and the incredible Zelda: Breath of the Wild has five. https://twitter.com/BAFTAGames/status/974226872342106114 Super Mario Odysseys and Assassin’s Creed Origins also compete for Best Game, and the Best Evolving Game is dominated by those  multiplayer FPS games that are so popular right now – Fortnite, Overwatch and Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. Plenty of great indie games also get much deserved multiple nominations, including puzzler Gorogoa, animation homage Cuphead, and animal adventure Night in the Woods. The awards will take place on April 12th, at Troxy in London. They’ll be hosted by stand-up Dara O’Briain, who takes presenting duties for the eighth time.

Here is the full list of nominations:

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc. GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY Development Team - Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe   AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT CALL OF DUTY: WORLD WAR II Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision DESTINY 2 Development Team – Bungie/Activision HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY Development Team - Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe   BEST GAME ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive   BRITISH GAME HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games REIGNS: HER MAJESTY Leigh Alexander, François Alliot, Arnaud De Bock - Nerial Ltd/ Devolver Digital THE SEXY BRUTALE Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale - Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/ Tequila Works SNIPER ELITE 4 Development Team – Rebellion/ Rebellion TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II Development Team - Creative Assembly/ SEGA   DEBUT GAME CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc. GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive HOLLOW KNIGHT Development Team - Team Cherry/Team Cherry NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/Finji THE SEXY BRUTALE Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale - Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/Tequila Works SLIME RANCHER Development Team - Monomi Park/Monomi Park   EVOLVING GAME CLASH ROYALE Development Team – Supercell/ Supercell FINAL FANTASY XV Hajime Tabata – Square Enix/ Square Enix FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/ Epic Games OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc. TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft   FAMILY JUST DANCE 2018 Development Team - Ubisoft Paris/ Ubisoft LEGO WORLDS Development Team - TT Games/ WB Games MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE Development Team – Ubisoft/ Ubisoft MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games SNIPPERCLIPS Development Team - SFB Games/ Nintendo SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo   GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT BURY ME, MY LOVE Development Team - The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd LAST DAY OF JUNE Massimo Guarini, Elia Randon, Andrew Thompson – Ovosonico/505 Games LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM Development Team - Deck Nine Games, Square Enix/Square Enix NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji SEA HERO QUEST VR Matthew Hyde, Max Scott-Slade, Hugo Scott-Slade – Glitchers/ Glitchers   GAME DESIGN ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo NIER AUTOMATA Development Team - Platinum Games; Square Enix/ Square Enix SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive   GAME INNOVATION GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo NIER AUTOMATA Development Team - Platinum Games; Square Enix/Square Enix SNIPPERCLIPS Development Team - SFB Games/Nintendo WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive   MOBILE GAME BURY ME, MY LOVE Development Team - The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius GOLF CLASH Paul Gouge, Alex Rigby, Gareth Jones – Playdemic/Playdemic GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive KAMI 2 Development Team - State of Play/State of Play MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games STRANGER THINGS: THE GAME Development Team - BonusXP, Inc./BonusXP, Inc.   MULTIPLAYER DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2 Development Team - Larian Studios/ Larian Studios Games FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/ Epic Games GANG BEASTS Development Team – Boneloaf/ Double Fine Productions PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc. SPLATOON 2 Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo STAR TREK BRIDGE CREW Development Team - Red Storm Entertainment/ Ubisoft   MUSIC CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc. GET EVEN Development Team – The Farm 51/ Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz, Andy LaPlegua - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Jeff Russo - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive   NARRATIVE HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Tameem Antoniades - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji TACOMA Steve Gaynor, Karla Zimonja – Fullbright/ Fullbright WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS Jens Matthies, Tommy Tordsson Björk, Tom Keegan - Machine Games/ Bethesda   ORIGINAL PROPERTY CUPHEAD Chad Moldenhauer, Jared Moldenhauer - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc. GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc. WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive   PERFORMER ABUBAKAR SALIM as Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins ASHLY BURCH as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn CLAUDIA BLACK as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy LAURA BAILEY as Nadine Ross in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy MELINA JUERGENS as Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice VALERIE ROSE LOHMAN as Edith Finch in What Remains of Edith Finch